Least Puffball vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Bovista limosa compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Near Threatened while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bovista	Uroderma
Species	Bovista limosa	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.